Richmond High School Alumni Reunion Displays

Collection

Identifier: 2023a006

Richmond High School Alumni Reunion Displays

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Scope and Contents

This collection is comprised of documents that pertain to and document alumni and alumni reunions of Richmond High School, which was the African American high school in Richmond, KY. These documents came from display boards that were used at annual reunions. Most items are copies; however, there are some original items as well. The items in this collection consist of news clippings, photographs, and ephemera relating to alumni.

Dates

Creation: 1930 - 1960
Acquisition: 2022-06-13

Biographical or Historical Information

Richmond High School was originally known as Richmond City School. It was started in First Baptist Church and was the African American school in Richmond, KY. Eventually in 1900 a ten room brick building with a school bell tower was created, and the name was changed to Richmond High School. Richmond High School continued to grow and expand both in the numbers of students and the physical campus until desegregation closed the school in the 1950s. The school had its last graduating class in 1956.

Note written by Jenna Roberts